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Historical Birthday

13 Feb 1440
Hartmann Schedel German physician humanist and historian born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1514)
13 Feb 1457
Mary of Burgundy daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor born in Brussels Burgundian Netherlands (d. 1482)
13 Feb 1480
Girolamo Aleandro Italian Catholic cardinal Treviso Venice Italy (d. 1542)
13 Feb 1599
Alexander VII [Fabio Chigi] Italian Pope (1655-67) born in Siena Florence Italy (d. 1667)
13 Feb 1610
Jean de la Badie French theologian founder of Labadists born in Bourg Bordeaux France (d. 1674)
13 Feb 1622
Adam Pijnacker Dutch landscape painter and etcher baptized
13 Feb 1672
tienne Franois Geoffroy French physician and chemist (1718 affinity table) born in Paris (d. 1731)
13 Feb 1682
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller) born in Venice (d. 1754)
13 Feb 1713
Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas Spanish composer born in Barcelona (d. 1751)
13 Feb 1721
John Reid [Robertson] British Army General and composer (d. 1807)
13 Feb 1728
John Hunter Scottish surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy in England born in Long Calderwood Scotland (d. 1793)
13 Feb 1755
Francois Alexander Sallantin French composer born in Paris (d. 1816)
13 Feb 1766
Thomas Malthus British economist and demographer (Law of Malthus) born in Guildford England (d. 1834)
13 Feb 1768
douard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier French marshal (d. 1835)
13 Feb 1805
David Dudley Field II American lawyer law codifier born in Haddam Connecticut (d. 1894)
13 Feb 1805
Peter G L Dirichlet German number theoristanalysist
13 Feb 1807
Bartolommea Capitanio Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters)
13 Feb 1813
Charles Pierre Schimpf governor of Suriname (1855-59)
13 Feb 1831
John Aaron Rawlins Bvt Major General (Union Army) (d. 1869)
13 Feb 1833
William Whedbee Kirkland American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Hillsboro North Carolina (d. 1915)
13 Feb 1835
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
13 Feb 1837
Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea composer
13 Feb 1849
Lord Randolph Churchill England politician Winstons father
13 Feb 1895
Fred Essler Austrian actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown Saratoga Trunk) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
13 Feb 1902
Blair Moody (Sen-Mich) born in New Haven Connecticut
13 Feb 1902
Karl Menger Austria-American mathematician (theory of dimension)
13 Feb 1852
Johan L E Dreyer Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)
13 Feb 1859
Frank van de Goes Dutch writermarxist theorist
13 Feb 1861
Uchimura Kanzo religious writer (How I Became a Christian) born in Tokyo Japan
13 Feb 1862
Karel Weis Czech composer and folk song collector born in Prague (d. 1944)
13 Feb 1870
Leopold Godowsky Lithuania virtuoso pianistcomposer
13 Feb 1874
Hendrik Spiekman Dutch journalist and politician (social-democratic)
13 Feb 1876
Fritz Buelow German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)
13 Feb 1879
Sarojini Naidu Indian freedom fighter and poet born in Hyperbad India (d. 1949)
13 Feb 1881
Eleanor Farjeon English writer (Martin Pippin)
13 Feb 1888
Georgios Papandreou Greek prefect of Lesbosministerpremier
13 Feb 1891
Grant Wood American painter (American Gothic) born near Anamosa Iowa (d. 1942)
13 Feb 1891
Kate Roberts Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
13 Feb 1892
Robert Houghwout Jackson 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54)
13 Feb 1893
Ana Pauker-Rabensohn Romania communistforeign minister (1945-52)
13 Feb 1903
Georges Simenon Belgian mystery writer (Snow Was Black)
13 Feb 1906
Agostinho da Silva Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
13 Feb 1908
Pauline Frederick journalistcorrespondent (UN NBC TV)
13 Feb 1908
Sulo Nurmela Finland 4 X 100K relay skier (Olympic gold 1936)
13 Feb 1911
Jean Muir Fullarton American actress and educator (Fugitive in the Sky The Aldrich Family) born in Suffern New York (d. 1996)
13 Feb 1912
Jose de Capriles American fencer (Olympic-1936 48 52)
13 Feb 1912
Margaretta Scott British actress (Crescendo Wheres Charley Counterblast) born in Westminster London (d. 2005)
13 Feb 1914
Earl Cadogan British large landowner (Military Cross)
13 Feb 1914
George Kleinsinger American composer (Tubby the Tuba) born in San Bernardino California (d. 1982)
13 Feb 1915
Lyle Bettger American actor (The Greatest Show on Earth Lone Ranger) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
13 Feb 1915
Aung San Burmese general and politician born in Natmauk Myanmar (d. 1947)
13 Feb 1916
James Griffith actor (Sheriff of Cochise) born in Los Angeles California
13 Feb 1918
Patty Berg LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
13 Feb 1919
Eddie Robinson American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins) born in Jackson Louisiana (d. 2007)
13 Feb 1919
Joan Edwards American vocalist (Joan Edwards Show) born in NYC New York
13 Feb 1919
Tennessee Ernie Ford American country music singer and actor (Sixteen Tons) born in Bristol Tennessee (d. 1991)
13 Feb 1920
Boudleaux Bryant American country music and pop songwriter (Rocky Top Love Hurts Bye Bye Love) born in Shellman Georgia (d. 1987)
13 Feb 1920
Eileen Farrell opera soprano (Interrupted Melody) born in Willimantic Connecticut
13 Feb 1921
Zao-Wou-Ki ChineseFrench painter and graphic artist
13 Feb 1922
Lord Pym of Sandy British minister of foreign affairs
13 Feb 1922
Tristram Coffin San Marino California folklorist (The Book of Christmas Folklore The Old Ball Game) (d. 2012)
13 Feb 1923
Chuck Yeager American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier born in Myra West Virginia
13 Feb 1923
Michael Anthony Bilandic American politician (d. 2002)
13 Feb 1924
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber French economistpolitician
13 Feb 1925
Gene [Eugene] Ames singer (Ames Brothers) born in Malden Massachusetts (d. 1997)
13 Feb 1930
Dotty McGuire vocalist (McGuire Sisters) born in Middletown Ohio
13 Feb 1932
Susan Oliver American actress (Ann-Peyton Place Star Trek-Cage) born in NYC New York (d. 1990)
13 Feb 1933
Caroline Blakiston actress (At Bertrams Hotel)
13 Feb 1933
Emanuel Ungaro French fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1969)
13 Feb 1933
Kim Novak [Marilyn] American actress (Vertigo Of Human Bondage) born in Chicago Illinois
13 Feb 1933
Paul Biya Cameroon politician President of Cameroon (1982- ) born in Mvomekaa Cameroon
13 Feb 1934
George Segal actorbanjo player (Carbon Copy Fun with Dick & Jane)
13 Feb 1935
Tommy Jacobs American PGA golfer born in Denver Colorado
13 Feb 1935
Dr. Don Panoz American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
13 Feb 1936
Leamon King Tulare California 4X100m relayer (Olympic gold 1956)
13 Feb 1937
Sigmund Jaehn German cosmonaut (Soyuz 3129) born in Muldenhammer Germany
13 Feb 1937
Ali El-Maak Sudanese writer born in Omdurman Sudan (d. 1992)
13 Feb 1938
Oliver Reed English actor (Big Sleep) born in London England (d. 1999)
13 Feb 1939
Valery Rozhdestvensky Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23) born in Leningrad Soviet Union (d. 2011)
13 Feb 1939
Beate Klarsfeld Franco-German journalist born in Berlin Germany
13 Feb 1941
Bo Svenson Swedish actor (North Dallas 40 Walking Tall) born in Goteborg Sweden
13 Feb 1941
Andrea Conte First Lady of Tennessee born in Great Barrington Massachusetts
13 Feb 1941
Sigmar Polke German painter born in Olenica Poland (d. 2010)
13 Feb 1942
Carol Lynley US actress (Night Stalker Fantasy Island Immortal) born in New York City New York
13 Feb 1942
Donald E. Williams US naval officer & NASA astronaut (STS 51D STS 34) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 2016)
13 Feb 1942
Peter Tork American musician & actor (The Monkees) born in Washington D.C.
13 Feb 1943
Friedrich Christian Delius German writer born in Rome Italy
13 Feb 1943
Leo Frankowski American sci-fi author (High Tech Knight Flying Warlord) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2008)
13 Feb 1944
Sal Bando US baseball player (Oakland As) born in Cleveland Ohio
13 Feb 1944
Stockard Channing US actress (Grease Big Bus Without a Trace) born in New York City New York
13 Feb 1944
Rebop Kwaku Baah Ghanaian percussionist born in Konongo Ghana (d. 1983)
13 Feb 1944
Oduvil Unnikrishnan Indian actor born in Wadakkancherry India (d. 2006)
13 Feb 1945
Keith Nichols English jazz musician born in Essex England
13 Feb 1945
King Floyd US singer-songwriter (Groove Me) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2006)
13 Feb 1945
Roy Dyke English rock drummer (Ashton Gardner & Dyke) born in Liverpool England
13 Feb 1945
David Tremlett English artist born in Dartford United Kingdom
13 Feb 1946
Louis Kondos Greek actor born in Athens Greece
13 Feb 1947
Mike Krzyzewski US basketball coach born in Chicago Illinois
13 Feb 1947
Tony Butler British musician & rock bassist (Big Country-Its a Big Country Wonderland) born in Shepherds Bush London
13 Feb 1948
Allan Legere Canadian serial killer (Monster of the Miramichi) born in Chatham Canada
13 Feb 1950
Leonard Pascoe Australian cricketer (dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82) born in Bridgetown Australia
13 Feb 1950
Peter Gabriel English rock vocalist (Genesis In Your Eyes) born in Surrey England
13 Feb 1950
Ewa Aulin Swedish actress (Candy Fiorina La Vacca) born in Stockholm Sweden
13 Feb 1951
David Naughton US actor (My Sister Sam Separate Vacations) born in Hartford Connecticut
13 Feb 1951
Greg Fulginiti US recording & mastering engineer born in North Wildwood New Jersey
13 Feb 1952
Ed Gagliardi US rock bassist (Foreigner-Cold As Ice) born in NYC (d. 2014)
13 Feb 1952
Freddy Maertens Belgian cyclist born in Nieuwpoort Belgium
13 Feb 1953
Sharon Wyatt US actress (Tiffany-General Hospital) born in Lebanon Tennessee
13 Feb 1953
Suleiman Nyambui Tanzanian runner (world record 5k indoor) born in Tanzania
13 Feb 1953
Rico J. Puno Filipino pop singer born in Manila Philippines (d. 2018)
13 Feb 1955
Jan de Ligt Dutch saxophonist (Ive Got the Bullets)
13 Feb 1955
Scott Smith Canadian rock bassist (Loverboy) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2000)
13 Feb 1955
Joe Birkett American lawyer born in Chicago Illinois
13 Feb 1956
Liam Brady Irish footballer born in Dublin Ireland
13 Feb 1956
Peter Hook English rock bassist (New Order-Round & Round Run) born in Salford United Kingdom
13 Feb 1956
Richard Eden Canadian actor (Brick-Santa Barbara Solar Crisis Robocop) born in Toronto Canada
13 Feb 1956
Yiannis Kouros Greek-Australian runner born in Tripoli Greece
13 Feb 1956
Princess Alia bint Al Hussein Jordanian Royal Family member born in Amman Jordan
13 Feb 1957
Doris King US vocalist (Girls Next Door-Dont Be Cruel) born in Nashville Tennessee
13 Feb 1957
Thelston Payne West Indian cricketer (WI 1986) born in Foul Bay Barbados
13 Feb 1957
Denise Austin US fitness instructor & author born in San Pedro California
13 Feb 1958
Marc Fox British percussionist (Haircut 100-Nobodys Fool)
13 Feb 1958
Pernilla August Swedish actress born in Stockholm Sweden
13 Feb 1958
Marc Emery Canadian cannabis activist born in London Canada
13 Feb 1958
Tip Tipping British actor and stuntman born in England United Kingdom (d. 1993)
13 Feb 1959
Gaston Gingras Canadian ice hockey defenceman
13 Feb 1959
Gord Hampson Canadian ice hockey player born in Vancouver Canada
13 Feb 1960
Kelly McCormick US diver (Olympic silver 1984) born in Anaheim California
13 Feb 1960
Matt Salinger US actor (Captain America Deadly Deception) born in Windsor Vermont
13 Feb 1960
Michael Craig English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me) born in Hammersmith London
13 Feb 1960
Pierluigi Collina Italian football referee born in Bologna Italy
13 Feb 1960
Gary Patterson American football coach and player born in Rozel Kansas
13 Feb 1960
Artur Yusupov Russian chess player born in Moscow Russia
13 Feb 1961
Henry Rollins [Henry Lawrence Garfield] US musician and actor (Big Ugly Mouth Talking From the Box) born in Washington D.C.
13 Feb 1961
Kyi Hla Han Burmese golfer born in Yangon Burma
13 Feb 1961
Les Warner British musician and producer (The Cult-Fire Woman) born in Fulham United Kingdom
13 Feb 1962
Jackie Silva Brazilian volleyballer (Pan Am-Bronze) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
13 Feb 1962
Anbal Acevedo Vil Puerto Rican politician and lawyer born in San Juan Puerto Rico
13 Feb 1963
Roberta Vasquez US actor and model (November 1984) born in Los Angeles California
13 Feb 1964
Evi Strasser German equestrian (Olympics 1996) born in Inzell Germany
13 Feb 1964
Mark Patton US interior designer and actor (A Nightmare on Elm Street Come back to the Five and Dime) born in Kansa City Missouri
13 Feb 1964
Ylva Johansson Swedish politician born in Huddinge Municipality Sweden
13 Feb 1965
Kenny Harrison US triple jumper born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
13 Feb 1965
Stephen Manley US actor (Donny-Married the 1st Year) born in Los Angeles California
13 Feb 1966
Freedom Williams US hip hop and dance music performer (C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now) born in Brooklyn New York
13 Feb 1966
Tally Chanel Israeli actress (Warrior Queen) born in Tel Aviv Israel
13 Feb 1967
Bas Roorda Dutch football player (FC Groningen) [or Feb 21] born in Assen Netherlands
13 Feb 1967
Eddie Pye US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers) born in Columbia Tennessee
13 Feb 1967
Stanimir Stoilov Bulgarian footballer and coach born in Haskovo Bulgaria
13 Feb 1968
Matt Mieske US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Midland Michigan
13 Feb 1969
Ahlam [Ahlah Ali Al Shamsi] Bahraini singer born in Manama Bahrain
13 Feb 1970
Kevin Stocker US baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Spokane Washington
13 Feb 1970
Ruben Brown NFL guard (Buffalo Bills) born in Englewood New Jersey
13 Feb 1970
Vernon Patao 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Wailuku Hawaii
13 Feb 1970
Karoline Krger Norwegian singer born in Bergen Norway
13 Feb 1971
Jim Reid NFL tackle (Houston Oilers) born in Glasgow United Kingdom
13 Feb 1971
Mats Sundin NHL center (Team Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Bromma Sweden
13 Feb 1971
Shelly Hammonds NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings) born in Barnwell South Carolina
13 Feb 1971
Todd Williams US baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers) born in Syracuse New York
13 Feb 1971
Johnny Dixon WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy) born in New Orleans Louisiana
13 Feb 1971
Sonia [Evans] British singer born in Liverpool United Kingdom
13 Feb 1972
Charlie Garner NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Falls Church Virginia
13 Feb 1972
Juha Ylonen NHL forward (Olympic bronze 1998 Phoenix) born in Helsinki Finland
13 Feb 1973
Willie Smith NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions) born in Smithfield North Carolina
13 Feb 1974
Anthony Mortas French hockey forward (Team France 1998) born in Reims France
13 Feb 1867
Harold Mahony Scottish tennis player (Wimbledon 1896) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1905)
13 Feb 1870
Leopold Godowsky Polish pianist and composer (Java Suite 53 Studies on Chopins tudes) born in asliai Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1938)
13 Feb 1883
Harold Hal Chase baseball player and manager
13 Feb 1903
Georges Simenon Belgian born mystery writer ((Maigret detective novels Snow Was Black) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1918
Patty Berg American golfer (15 major titles US Open 1946) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d.2006)
13 Feb 1935
Tommy Jacobs American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles) born in Denver Colorado
13 Feb 1942
Carol Lynley American actress (Night Stalker Fantasy Island Immortal) born in NYC New York
13 Feb 1942
Peter Tork [Thorkelson] American musician and actor (The Monkees) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2019)
13 Feb 1944
Sal Bando American baseball player (Oakland As) born in Cleveland Ohio
13 Feb 1944
Stockard Channing American actress (Grease Big Bus Without a Trace) born in NYC New York
13 Feb 1945
King Floyd American singer-songwriter (Groove Me) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2006)
13 Feb 1945
Ken Sitzberger American diver and broadcaster (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1964) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa (d. 1984)
13 Feb 1951
David Naughton American actor (My Sister Sam Separate Vacations) born in Hartford Connecticut
13 Feb 1953
Sharon Wyatt American actress (Tiffany-General Hospital) born in Lebanon Tennessee
13 Feb 1956
Richard Eden Canadian actor (Brick-Santa Barbara Solar Crisis Robocop) born in Toronto Ontario
13 Feb 1957
Doris King American vocalist (Girls Next Door-Dont Be Cruel) born in Nashville Tennessee
13 Feb 1959
Gord Hampson Canadian ice hockey player born in Vancouver British Columbia
13 Feb 1960
Matt Salinger American actor (Captain America Deadly Deception) born in Windsor Vermont
13 Feb 1961
Henry Rollins [Henry Lawrence Garfield] American musician and actor (Big Ugly Mouth Talking From the Box) born in Washington D.C.
13 Feb 1963
Roberta Vasquez American actor and model (November 1984) born in Los Angeles California
13 Feb 1965
Stephen Manley American actor (Donny-Married the 1st Year) born in Los Angeles California
13 Feb 1967
Eddie Pye American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers) born in Columbia Tennessee
13 Feb 1967
Bas Roorda Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen NEC) born in Assen Netherlands
13 Feb 1968
Matt Mieske American baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Midland Michigan
13 Feb 1970
Kevin Stocker American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Spokane Washington
13 Feb 1971
Mats Sundin Swedish NHL center (Olympics gold 2006 Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Bromma Sweden
13 Feb 1971
Todd Williams American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers) born in Syracuse New York
13 Feb 1974
Gus Hansen Danish professional poker player born in Copenhagen Denmark
13 Feb 1974
Jeff Duran US radio personality born in Arcadia California
13 Feb 1975
Ben Collins English racing car driver & former Top Gear Stig (ASCAR-2003) born in Bristol United Kingdom
13 Feb 1660
Johann Sigismund Kusser Hungarian German composer born in Pressburg Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1727)
13 Feb 1842
Ted Pooley English cricket wicket-keeper (1st class records 8 stumpings in a match 1878 12 dismissals in a match 1868) born in Chepstow England (d. 1907)
13 Feb 1870
Leopold Godowsky Polish pianist and composer (Java Suite 53 Studies on Chopins tudes) born in asliai Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1938)
13 Feb 1873
Fyador Chaliapin Russian operatic bass-baritone (Boris Godunov) born in Kazan Russia (d. 1938)
13 Feb 1877
Jzeps Medi Latvian composer born in Kaunas Latvia Russian Empire (d. 1947)
13 Feb 1883
Bainbridge Crist American composer (Egyptian Impressions) born in Lawrenceburg Indiana (d. 1969)
13 Feb 1888
Georgios Papandreou Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (194445 1963 196465) born in Kalentzi Achaea Greece (d. 1968)
13 Feb 1900
Joseph Wingy Manone American jazz trumpeter composer singer and bandleader (Tar Paper Stomp Downright Disgusted Blues) born in Nwew Orleans Louisiana (d. 1982)
13 Feb 1903
Georges Simenon Belgian born mystery writer (Maigret detective novels Snow Was Black) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1908
Gerald Strang American classical and electronic music composer born in Claresholm Alberta Canada (d. 1983)
13 Feb 1911
Jean Muir American actress (Fugitive in the Sky The Aldrich Family) and the 1st performer to be blacklisted for being an alleged communist sympathizer born in Suffern New York (d. 1996)
13 Feb 1912
Arthur Schneeze Rollini American big band jazz tenor saxophonist born in New York City (d. 1993)
13 Feb 1918
Irv Cottler American session and touring drummer (Frank Sinatra Dinah Shore) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1919
Tennessee Ernie Ford American country music singer (Sixteen Tons) and actor born in Bristol Tennessee (d. 1991)
13 Feb 1920
Boudleaux Bryant American country music and pop songwriter (Love Hurts Bye Bye Love Wake Up Little Susie) born in Shellman Georgia (d. 1987)
13 Feb 1920
Eileen Farrell American soprano (I Got A Right To Sing The Blues Metropolitan Opera 1960-66) and film voice (Interrupted Melody) born in Willimantic Connecticut (d. 2002)
13 Feb 1921
Wardell Gray American jazz tenor swing and bebop jazz saxophonist born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1955)
13 Feb 1923
Chuck Yeager American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier born in Myra West Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
13 Feb 1930
Dorothy Dottie McGuire American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - Sincerely Sugartime) born in Middletown Ohio (d. 2012)
13 Feb 1932
Marcelino Campanal Spanish soccer defender (11 caps Real Avils CF Sevilla FC Deportivo de La Corua) born in Gijn Spain (d. 2020)
13 Feb 1933
Kim Novak [Marilyn] American actress (Vertigo Of Human Bondage) born in Chicago Illinois
13 Feb 1938
Oliver Reed English actor (Big Sleep) born in London (d. 1999)
13 Feb 1947
Kevin Bloody Wilson [Dennis Bryant] Australian musical comedian born in Sydney Australia
13 Feb 1947
Augusto Matine Portuguese soccer midfielder (9 caps Benfica Vitria de Setbal) and manager (Mozambique national team) born in Loureno Marques Mozambique (d. 2020)
13 Feb 1962
Hugh Dennis English comedian and actor (Not Going out) born in Kettering England
13 Feb 1787
James P Carrell American hymn composer born in Washington County Virgina (d. 1854)
13 Feb 1807
Bartolomea Capitanio Italian teacher co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere and saint born in Lovere Bergamo Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (d. 1833)
13 Feb 1820
(Albert) Bla Kler Hungarian composer and conductor born in Brtfa Kingdom of Hungary (now Bardejov Slovakia) (d. 1882)
13 Feb 1837
Valentin Zubiaurre Spanish composer (Ferdinand Set) and educator born in Garay Biscay Spain (d. 1914)
13 Feb 1900
Joseph Wingy Manone American jazz trumpeter composer singer and bandleader (Tar Paper Stomp Downright Disgusted Blues) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1982)
13 Feb 1902
Blair Moody American journalist (US Senator (D)-Michigan 1951-52) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1954)
13 Feb 1902
Valentin Ruiz Aznar Spanish choirmaster composer and priest born in Borja Zaragoza Spain (d. 1972)
13 Feb 1907
Catalina Katy de la Cruz Filipino jazz and torch song singer born in Bustos Bulacan Philippine Islands (d. 2004)
13 Feb 1921
Wardell Gray American swing and bebop jazz tenor saxophonist born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1955)
13 Feb 1924
Ted Croker English football administrator (Secretary English Football Association 1973-89) born in Kingston-upon-Thames England (d. 1992)
13 Feb 1934
George Segal American actor (Carbon Copy Fun With Dick & Jane Just Shoot Me) and banjo player born in Great Neck New York (d. 2021)
13 Feb 1936
Pavol Molnr Slovak soccer forward (20 caps Czechoslovakia SK Slovan Bratislava FK Inter Bratislava) born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 2021)
13 Feb 1937
Angelo Mosca American football defensive tackle (CFL All Star 1963 70 Hamilton Tiger-Cats) born in Waltham Massachusetts (d. 2021)
13 Feb 1942
Donald E. Williams American US naval officer & NASA astronaut (STS 51D STS 34) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 2016)
13 Feb 1943
Bill Szymczyk American sound engineer and record producer (Eagles Joe Walsh) born in Muskegon Michigan
13 Feb 1949
Judy Dyble British folk singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention) born in London (d. 2020)
13 Feb 1951
Greg Fulginiti American recording & mastering engineer born in North Wildwood New Jersey
13 Feb 1952
Ed Gagliardi American rock bassist (Foreigner - Cold As Ice) born in NYC (d. 2014)
13 Feb 1956
Peter Hook English rock bassist (New Order - Round & Round Run) born in Salford United Kingdom
13 Feb 1957
Tony Butler British musician & rock bassist (Big Country - Its A Big Country Wonderland) born in Shepherds Bush London
13 Feb 1957
Doris King American country vocalist (Girls Next Door - Slow Boat To China) born in Nashville Tennessee
13 Feb 1958
Derek Riggs British artist (Iron Maiden album covers) born in Portsmouth England
13 Feb 1962
Jackie Silva Brazilian volleyballer (Olympic gold 1996) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
13 Feb 1966
Frederick Freedom Williams American hip hop and dance music performer (C&C Music Factory - Everybody Dance Now) born in Brooklyn New York
13 Feb 1622
Adam Pijnacker Dutch landscape painter and etcher (d. 1673) date baptized
13 Feb 1658
Jan Baptist Wellekens Dutch poet and painter born in Aalst (d. 1726)
13 Feb 1805
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet German mathematician (number theory) born in Dren French Empire (d. 1859)
13 Feb 1813
Charles Pierre Schimpf Dutch general (Governor of Suriname 1855-59) (d. 1886)
13 Feb 1822
Lev Mej Russian dramatist and poet (The Tsars Bride) born in Moscow (d. 1862)
13 Feb 1829
Gerard Keller Dutch writer (Netherlands Spectator) (d. 1899)
13 Feb 1849
Lord Randolph Churchill English politician (chancellor of the Exchequer father of Winston Churchill) born in London England (d. 1895)
13 Feb 1852
Johan Louis Emil Dreyer Danish-British astronomer (New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1926)
13 Feb 1859
Frank van de Goes Dutch writer and Marxist theorist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1939)
13 Feb 1859
William Strang Scottish painter and engraver (illustrated Bunyan Coleridge and Kipling) born in Dumbarton Scotland (d. 1921)
13 Feb 1870
Leopold Godowsky Polish-American pianist composer (Java Suite Triakontameron 53 Studies on Chopins tudes) and pedagogue born in asliai Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1938)
13 Feb 1874
Hendrik Spiekman Dutch journalist and politician (co-founder Social Democratic Workers Party) born in Hoogezand (d. 1917)
13 Feb 1881
Eleanor Farjeon English writer (Martin Pippin) born in London England (d. 1965)
13 Feb 1883
Hal Chase American MLB baseball player and manager born in Los Gatos California (d. 1947)
13 Feb 1888
Heintje Davids [Hendrika] Dutch cabaret artist (Zandvoort by the sea) (d. 1975)
13 Feb 1892
Robert H. Jackson American lawyer and politician (84th Supreme Court justice 1941-54) born in Spring Creek Pennsylvania (d. 1954)
13 Feb 1893
Ana Pauker Romanian communist leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1947-52) the worlds 1st female Foreign Minister born in Codeti Vaslui County Kingdom of Romania (d. 1960)
13 Feb 1898
Neville Pearson English publisher (Country Life) born in Frensham England (d. 1982)
13 Feb 1902
Karl Menger Austrian-American mathematician (dimension theory) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1985)
13 Feb 1908
Pauline Frederick American journalist and correspondent (UN NBC TV) born in Gallitzin Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
13 Feb 1908
Sulo Nurmela Finish skier (Olympic gold 1936) born in Onkamaa Finland (d. 1999)
13 Feb 1909
M. Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans] Dutch poet (Phoenix) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1998)
13 Feb 1912
Jose de Capriles Mexican-born American fencer (Olympic-1936 48 52) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 1969)
13 Feb 1913
Guiseppe Dossetti Italian politician (drafted Italian constitution) and priest born in Genoa Italy (d. 1996)
13 Feb 1916
James Griffith American actor (Sheriff of Cochise) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1993)
13 Feb 1916
John Reed British comic actor and singer (Gilbert & Sullivan DOyly Carte Opera Company 1951-79) born in Close House Durham England (d. 2010)
13 Feb 1919
Joan Edwards American pop singer on radio (Your Hit Parade) and television (Joan Edwards Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
13 Feb 1923
Yfrah Neaman Israeli-British concert violinist and pedagogue born in Sidon Lebanon dies at 79
13 Feb 1924
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber French economic journalist and politician (founder of Radical Party) born in PAris France (d. 2006)
13 Feb 1925
Gene Ames American singer (Ames Brothers) born in Malden Massachusetts (d. 1997)
13 Feb 1926
Barney Childs American avant-garde composer (The Roachville Project) educator and poet born in Spokane Washington (d. 2000)
13 Feb 1935
Tommy Jacobs American golfer (US Open 1964 runner-up US Masters 1966 runner-up) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2022)
13 Feb 1936
Frank Connor Scottish soccer manager (Cowdenbeath FC Berwick Rangers FC Celtic FC Raith Rovers FC) born in Airdrie Scotland (d. 2022)
13 Feb 1943
Bill Szymczyk American sound engineer and record producer (The Eagles Joe Walsh) born in Muskegon Michigan
13 Feb 1944
Sal Bando American baseball third baseman (4 x MLB All-Star World Series 1972 73 74 Oakland As) and executive (GM Milwaukee Brewers 1991-99) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2023)
13 Feb 1945
King Floyd American soul singer-songwriter (Groove Me) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2006)
13 Feb 1946
Richard Blumenthal American politician (Senator-D- Connecticut 2011-) born in New York City
13 Feb 1951
Greg Fulginiti American recording and mastering engineer born in North Wildwood New Jersey
13 Feb 1952
Alex de Grassi American new-age fingerstyle guitarist (Clockwork) born in Yokosuka Japan
13 Feb 1955
Jan de Ligt Dutch pop-rock saxophonist (Ive Got the Bullets Gruppo Sportivo) born in The Netherlands
13 Feb 1955
Scott Smith Canadian rock bassist (Loverboy - Working for the Weekend) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2000)
13 Feb 1957
Tony Butler British session and touring rock bassist (Big Country 1982-2012 - In A Big Country Wonderland) born in Shepherds Bush London
13 Feb 1961
Henry Rollins [Garfield] American musician (Big Ugly Mouth Talking From the Box) monologuist and actor born in Washington D.C.
13 Feb 1961
Les Warner British musician and producer (The Cult - Fire Woman) born in Fulham United Kingdom
13 Feb 1962
Jackie Silva Brazilian volleyballer (Olympic gold 1996) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
13 Feb 1966
Neal McDonough American actor (Band of Brothers Desperate Housewives Suits) born in Dorchester Massachusetts
13 Feb 1480
Girolamo Aleandro Italian Catholic cardinal born in Treviso Venice Italy (d. 1542)
13 Feb 1721
John Reid [Robertson] British Army General composer and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh born in Inverchroskie Scotland (d. 1807)
13 Feb 1769
Ivan Krylov Russian fabulist born in Moscow Russia (d. 1844)
13 Feb 1787
James P. Carrell American hymn composer born in Washington County Virginia (d. 1854)
13 Feb 1842
Ted Pooley English cricket wicket-keeper (1st class records 8 stumpings in a match 1878 12 dismissals in a match 1868 Surrey CCC Middlesex CCC) born in Chepstow England (d. 1907)
13 Feb 1862
Karel Weis Czech composer and folk song collector born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1944)
13 Feb 1912
Jose de Capriles Mexican-born American fencer (Olympic-1936 48 52) born in Mexico City (d. 1969)
13 Feb 1919
Joan Edwards American pop singer on radio (Your Hit Parade) and television (Joan Edwards Show) born in New York City (d. 1981)
13 Feb 1921
Henk van Galen Last Dutch journalist (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1922
Francis Pym British politician (Foreign Secretary 1982-83) born in Abergavenny Wales (d. 2008)
13 Feb 1922
Gordon Tullock American economist (public choice theory) born in Rockford Illinois (d. 2014)
13 Feb 1923
Yfrah Neaman Israeli-British concert violinist and pedagogue born in Sidon Lebanon (d. 2003)
13 Feb 1925
Jan Arends Dutch poet and author born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1974)
13 Feb 1930
Ernst Fuchs Austrian artist (Vienna School of Fantastic Realism) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2015)
13 Feb 1932
Susan Oliver [Charlotte Gercke] American stage and screen actress (Peyton Place - Ann Star Trek - The Cage) television director and airplane pilot born in New York City (d. 1990)
13 Feb 1933
Caroline Blakiston English actress (Brass Return of the Jedi) born in London England
13 Feb 1933
Emanuel Ungaro French fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1969) born in Aix-en-Provence France (d. 2019)
13 Feb 1936
Leamon King American athlete 4X100m relay Olympic gold 1956 born in Tulare California
13 Feb 1937
Angelo Mosca American football defensive tackle (CFL All Star 1963 70 Hamilton Tiger-Cats) born in Waltham Massachusetts (d. 2021)
13 Feb 1942
Carol Lynley American actress (Night Stalker Fantasy Island Immortal) born in New York City
13 Feb 1944
Stockard Channing American actress (Grease Big Bus Without a Trace) born in New York City
13 Feb 1945
Simon Sharma English historian (A History of Britain) born in London England
13 Feb 1947
Bill Leavy American football official (NFL 1995-2014 Super Bowl 2000 06 15 x playoff games) born in Santa Barbara California (d. 2023)
13 Feb 1947
Mike Krzyzewski American basketball coach (Duke University 1980-2022 - 5 x NCAA National Championships Olympic gold - 2008 2012 2016) born in Chicago Illinois
13 Feb 1952
Ed Gagliardi American rock bassist (Foreigner - Cold As Ice) born in New York City (d. 2014)
13 Feb 1954
Donnie Moore American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels) born in Lubbock Texas (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1954
Vijay Seshadri American poet (3 Sections - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2014) born in Bangalore India [1]
13 Feb 1957
Denise Austin US fitness instructor and author born in San Pedro California
13 Feb 1957
Thelston Payne West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test 5 dismissals 7 ODIs HS 60 Barbados) born in Foul Bay Barbados (d. 2023)
13 Feb 1958
Marc Fox British percussionist (Haircut One Hundred - Nobodys Fool) and record producer born in London England
13 Feb 1440
Hartmann Schedel German physician humanist and historian compiled The Nuremburg Chronicle born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1514)
13 Feb 1622
Adam Pijnacker Dutch landscape painter and etcher (d. 1673) born in Schiedam [date baptized]
13 Feb 1713
Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas Spanish composer born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1751)
13 Feb 1755
Francois Alexander Sallantin French composer born in Paris France (d. 1816)
13 Feb 1768
douard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier French marshal under Napoleon born in Cateau-Cambrsis France (d. 1835)
13 Feb 1829
Gerard Keller Dutch writer (Netherlands Spectator) born in Gouda Netherlands (d. 1899)
13 Feb 1831
John Aaron Rawlins American Union army general and Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant born in Galena Illinois (d. 1869)
13 Feb 1835
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indian religious leader founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community born in Qadian Punjab (d. 1908)
13 Feb 1855
Paul Deschanel French politician and eccentric President of France (1920) born in Schaerbeek Belgium (d. 1922)
13 Feb 1862
Karel Weis Czech composer and folk song collector born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia Austrian Empire (d. 1944)
13 Feb 1888
Heintje Davids [Hendrika] Dutch cabaret artist (Zandvoort by the sea) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1975)
13 Feb 1891
Kate Roberts Welsh nationalist and Welsh language writer born in Rhosgadfan Wales (d. 1985)
13 Feb 1906
Agostinho da Silva Portuguese philosopher born in Porto Portugal (d. 1994)
13 Feb 1910
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Pakistani Urdu language poet editor and journalist born in Sialkot Punjab Province British India (d. 1984)
13 Feb 1918
Irv Cottler American session and touring drummer (Frank Sinatra Dinah Shore) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1989)
13 Feb 1920
Boudleaux Bryant American country music and pop songwriter usually with wife Ffelice (Love Hurts Bye Bye Love Wake Up Little Susie All I Have To Do Is Dream) born in Shellman Georgia (d. 1987)
13 Feb 1922
Tristram Coffin American folklorist (The Book of Christmas Folklore The Old Ball Game) born in San Marino California (d. 2012)
13 Feb 1927
Harry Wich Dutch painter and set designer born in Eindhoven Netherlands (d. 2002)
13 Feb 1929
Omar Torrijos Panamanian military officer coup d-etat leader and dictator (Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution 1968-81) born in Santiago Panama (d. 1981)
13 Feb 1935
Don Panoz American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS - American Le Mans Series) born in Alliance Ohio (d. 2018)
13 Feb 1945
David Tremlett English-Swiss visual artist sculptor and photographer born in St. Austell England
13 Feb 1945
Keith Nichols English jazz pianist trombonist accordion player and arranger born in Essex England (d. 2021)
13 Feb 1945
Simon Schama English historian author (A History of Britain) and television presenter (BBC) born in London
13 Feb 1946
Artur Jorge Portuguese soccer striker (16 caps Acadmica Benfica Belenenses) and manager (Portugal Switzerland Cameroon Porto) born in Porto Portugal (d. 2024)
13 Feb 1960
Michael Craig English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me) born in Hammersmith London England
13 Feb 1961
Les Warner British musician and producer (The Cult - Fire Woman) born in Fulham England
13 Feb 1965
Kenny Harrison American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1996 World Cship gold 1991) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
13 Feb 1966
Frederick Freedom Williams American hip hop and dance music performer (C&C Music Factory - Everybody Dance Now) born in Brooklyn New York City
13 Feb 1457
Mary of Burgundy Duchess of Burgundy (1477-82) daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Emperor Maximilian I born in Brussels Burgundian Netherlands (d. 1482)
13 Feb 1717
Ernst Gideon von Laudon Baltic German-born Austrian military officer and opponent of Frederick the Great born in Tootzen Swedish Livonia (d. 1790)
13 Feb 1813
Charles Pierre Schimpf Dutch general and governor of Suriname (1855-59) born in Outreau France (d. 1886)
13 Feb 1820
Bla Kler Hungarian conductor composer (Erinnerung an Bartfeld The Carpathians) and violinist born in Brtfa Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1882)
13 Feb 1863
Hugo Becker German cellist teacher (Berlin Hochschule fr Musik 1909-29). and composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1941)
13 Feb 1900
(Joseph) Wingy Manone American jazz trumpeter composer singer and bandleader (Tar Paper Stomp Downright Disgusted Blues) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1982)
13 Feb 1921
Wardell Gray American swing and bebop jazz tenor saxophonist born in Oklahoma City (d. 1955)
13 Feb 1933
John H. Beyer American architect known for his work on the 1998 Grand Central Terminal restoration born in Hackensack New Jersey (d. 2026) [1]
13 Feb 1942
Carol Lynley [Carole Ann Jones] American actress (Blue Denim Fantasy Island) born in New York City (d. 2019)
13 Feb 1946
Colin Matthews English contemporary classical composer (Hidden Variables Broken Symmetry) record producer and educator born in London
13 Feb 1946
Joe Estvez [Joe Phelan] American actor and director (Not Another B Movie Decker) and brother of Martin Sheen born in Dayton Ohio
13 Feb 1946
Richard Blumenthal American politician (Senator-D- Connecticut 2011-) born in Brooklyn New York City
13 Feb 1947
Kevin Bloody Wilson [Dennis Bryant] Australian comic singer-songwriter (The Genie in the Bottle Im Heaving on a Jet Plane) born in Bathurst Australia
13 Feb 1949
Alan Canfora American activist and one of the students wounded during the Kent State shootings born in Barberton Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
13 Feb 1949
Judy Dyble British folk singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention Trader Home) born in London (d. 2020)
13 Feb 1950
Michael Bettaney British MI5 agent who attempted to work as a spy for the Soviet Union born near Stoke-on-Trent England (d. 2018) [1]
13 Feb 1953
Sharon Wyatt American actress (Tiffany Hill in General Hospital) born in Lebanon Tennessee
13 Feb 1958
Pernilla August Swedish actress (The Best Intentions Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace) born in Stockholm Sweden